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Venerable Thubten Chodron Definite and indefinite karma
Continuing the teachings from Chapter 11, finishing section "The ripening of karmic seeds" and starting…
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: Verses 16-20
Commentary on verses for training the mind to transform how adverse circumstances are viewed and…
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The four immeasurables
The four immeasurables—love, compassion, joy and equanimity—present a way to relate to other living beings…
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Meditation on cultivating the four immeasurable thou...
The more we familiarize ourselves with the four immeasurable thoughts—love, compassion, joy and equanimity—the more…
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Karma that ripens at death
Continuing Chapter 11, explaining many factors that affect the result of karma and different perspectives…
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Keeping the promise of bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 11-16 on the importance of making ourselves into trustworthy people: in general and…
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Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe The truth of cessation
Completion of the commentary on the truth of origination followed by commentary on the truth…
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The truth of origination of suffering
The completion of the commentary to the truth of suffering followed by the commentary to…
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Refuting the elements as the cause of afflictions
Refuting views that assert the elements of the body are the substantial cause of the…
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Refuting that body is the special basis of mind
Through logical reasoning it is shown that the physical body cannot be the substantial cause…
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Disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
Discussing Verses 2-10 of Chapter 4, which cover the disadvantages of discarding bodhicitta
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Refuting incorrect views on the causes of suffering ...
The logical refutations of incorrect ideas of how the mental afflictions and suffering arise and…
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